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Jackson Township, Jackson County, Indiana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Jackson

Elevation
  
183 m

Local time
  
Friday 10:52 PM

State
  
Indiana

GNIS feature ID
  
0453451

Area
  
90.08 km²

Population
  
20,042 (2010)

Jackson Township, Jackson County, Indiana

Weather
  
9°C, Wind W at 10 km/h, 92% Humidity

Jackson Township is one of twelve townships in Jackson County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 20,042 and it contained 8,741 housing units.

Contents

Map of Jackson Township, IN 47274, USA

History

Bell Ford Post Patented Diagonal "Combination Bridge", Low Spur Archeological Site (12J87), and Sand Hill Archeological Site 12J62 are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 34.78 square miles (90.1 km2), of which 34.44 square miles (89.2 km2) (or 99.02%) is land and 0.34 square miles (0.88 km2) (or 0.98%) is water. The streams of Buck Creek, Heddy Run, Myers Branch, Sandy Branch and South Fork Creek run through this township.

Cities and towns

  • Seymour (vast majority)
  • Unincorporated towns

  • Hangman Crossing
  • Kriete Corner
  • New Farmington
  • Adjacent townships

  • Redding Township (north)
  • Spencer Township, Jennings County (east)
  • Washington Township (south)
  • Brownstown Township (west)
  • Hamilton Township (west)
  • Cemeteries

    The township contains six cemeteries: Crane, Driftwood, Farmington, Gardner, Lutheran and Saint Ambrose.

    Major highways

  • Interstate 65
  • U.S. Route 31
  • U.S. Route 50
  • State Road 11
  • State Road 258
  • Airports and landing strips

  • Freeman Municipal Airport
  • References

    Jackson Township, Jackson County, Indiana Wikipedia